I'm watching the documentary Babies on Netflix for the first time (its funny because Collin and Sophie are getting a kick out of watching it)
As a film, its really visually stunning--the colors, the differences in the landscape, etc (I proly could have put this int he entertainment reviews, but that isn't so much what I wanted to end up discussed)...its also cool that there isn't any narration, and most of the camera shots (especially at first) are of the baby's view--close to the ground, etc.
The really interesting part is, the differences and similarities in how parents interact with their children, and how the most essential, but simplest of things like feeding and pooping are handled.
Some observations...
all babies get into what ever you *don't* want them to
the US father (seems to be) the most involved of the dads
the Mongolian baby had a "pacifier" made out of dumpling and a matchstick
the "western babies" (Japan and the US) are almost never naked or dirty or outside
the Namibian and Mongolian babies have less structured interactions with their peers
As a film, its really visually stunning--the colors, the differences in the landscape, etc (I proly could have put this int he entertainment reviews, but that isn't so much what I wanted to end up discussed)...its also cool that there isn't any narration, and most of the camera shots (especially at first) are of the baby's view--close to the ground, etc.
The really interesting part is, the differences and similarities in how parents interact with their children, and how the most essential, but simplest of things like feeding and pooping are handled.
Some observations...
all babies get into what ever you *don't* want them to
the US father (seems to be) the most involved of the dads
the Mongolian baby had a "pacifier" made out of dumpling and a matchstick
the "western babies" (Japan and the US) are almost never naked or dirty or outside
the Namibian and Mongolian babies have less structured interactions with their peers
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